The 1960s & Vietnam

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The American public began to doubt and dispute the facts being revealed by government officials about the war in Vietnam.

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Credibility Gap

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The Nixon policy of gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam and returning control of the country back to the Vietnamese.

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Vietnamization

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What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? Options: Cuban Missile Crisis, Battle Of Midway, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict

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War Powers Act

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Which group was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs? Options: Minorities and the poor, White, middle-class families, Farmers and laborers, Businessmen

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Minorities and the poor

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The goal of the Bay of Pigs incident was: Overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev, Removal of nuclear missile sites, Protection of communism in Europe, Overthrow of Fidel Castro

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Overthrow of Fidel Castro

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What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War? Options: The Geneva Accords, Operation Rolling Thunder, The Tet Offensive, Gulf of Tonkin

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The Tet Offensive

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Allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the  Vietnam war?

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Television 

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Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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In Vietnam, the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful. What was it called?

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Guerrilla warfare